247 April 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Health and Social Care integration is a Scottish<br />
Government policy aimed at improving co-ordination<br />
of the funding and delivery of health and social work<br />
services for adults. In Renfrewshire the Policy Board<br />
that oversees social work will be replaced in <strong>April</strong> 2016<br />
by an Integrated Joint Board made up of four Health<br />
representatives and four local authority Councillors.<br />
This is a development which, in principle, should be<br />
welcomed. However, the council administration has<br />
excluded councillors from all the opposition parties from<br />
the new board. They have appointed all four council<br />
representatives and substitute members from their<br />
own party. In a blatant denial of democracy, 55% of the councillors are<br />
excluding the other 45% of the representatives of the people of Paisley<br />
and Renfrewshire. The concept of collaborative working seems to elude our<br />
Council leaders. I hope their partisan approach does not blight the future of<br />
the Integrated Joint Board.<br />
Some Langbank residents, supported by the Community Council have<br />
promoted a petition to improve safety at the roundabout. I contacted<br />
the transport minister, Derek Mackay who is also our local MSP about<br />
the issue. He advised that a safety assessment will be undertaken by<br />
Transport Scotland this Spring and any recommended safety measures will<br />
be implemented. The Minister also advised that Transport Scotland have<br />
asked Transerv to inspect the end of motorway regulations sign and make<br />
any necessary changes to ensure it is clearly visible.<br />
I welcome the establishment of a residents group by the new residents of<br />
Dargavel Village. The shared surface signage for the roads is an ongoing<br />
saga. I have asked the roads officers to apply more pressure on the<br />
developers to expedite this matter.<br />
The present road resurfacing in Bridge of Weir from the 2014/15<br />
infrastructure budget will be followed by some further works in <strong>2015</strong>/16 for<br />
which £6,000 is budgeted from the total infrastructure expenditure for the<br />
Ward of approximately £218,000. I doubt if this acknowledgement of the<br />
disproportionate contribution of council tax from the village will be marked<br />
with any celebrations!<br />
Contact: email cllr.maria.brown@renfrewshire.gov.uk, call 03003 001259<br />
or mobile 07534 148734<br />
Surgeries: Bridge of Weir - 1st Tues of the month Cargill Hall 11am –<br />
11.30am, Bishopton/Langbank - 2nd Wed of the month Bishopton<br />
Community Library 6.15pm - 6.45pm.<br />
bishopton, langbank<br />
& bridge of weir<br />
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Bridge of Weir Gala Queen<br />
Following the Gala Queen Selection Night on Saturday 7th March in the Cargill Hall,<br />
Bridge of Weir Festival Committee are delighted to announce that our Gala Queen<br />
Elect is Neve Watt and her two Attendants are Alice Gibb and Rachel Swordy. We<br />
congratulate them all and look forward to an enjoyable year.<br />
We would like to<br />
thank all the girls<br />
who attended the<br />
night, but who<br />
were unsuccessful<br />
- The three judges,<br />
Jennifer, Fiona<br />
and Josie, all<br />
of whom came<br />
from outside the<br />
village, said that<br />
it was a difficult<br />
job selecting<br />
the girls as the<br />
quality of girls who attended<br />
was extremely high.<br />
Langbank SWI<br />
Our annual AGM, dinner and prizegiving will be held at Gleddoch House Hotel<br />
(club house) on Thursday 16th <strong>April</strong>, 7pm for 7.30pm.<br />
Bridge of Weir SWRI<br />
The next meeting of the Rural takes place on Thursday 2nd of <strong>April</strong> at 7.30pm<br />
in the British Legion and is our Annual General Meeting and Mini Show with<br />
Ingrid Naismith who will talk about the charity Help for Heroes. All members and<br />
visitors will be very welcome.<br />
Wacky-Wheels<br />
This year’s Gala Day Parade is all about using your imagination to get from the<br />
Cargill Hall up to Houston Road Park on wheels!<br />
If it’s your bike, scooter, go-kart, wheelbarrow, or something even more<br />
imaginative, get it ready for the Wackiest Race you’ve ever seen – the more<br />
eccentric the better. The most imaginative, creative, funniest, most colourful<br />
entry will win a splendiferous prize!<br />
So why not have a go, make sure you’re at the Cargill Hall for 11:30am on<br />
Saturday 13th June to be judged! We’ll see you there!
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